In the developing story regarding some comments made by Cardinal Schönborn, an article penned by Fr. Joseph Fessio, S.J., my former employee and the founder of Ignatius Press, has appeared at Reuters FaithWorld. Fr. Fessio doesn’t contend that the cardinal was misquoted, but he does go to some length to “put the quotes within their context”. By doing so, he seeks to persuade his readers that the cardinal’s comments about Cardinal Sodano’s mishandling of the sexual abuse crisis were not an “attack” but were “criticism.” Truth is, however you characterize what Cardinal Schönborn said about Cardinal Sodano, the words were meant to convey the damage and harm caused by Cardinal Sodano’s inappropriate actions. Again, according to the report from The Tablet, (more…)
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Fr. Fessio explains what Cardinal Schönborn really meant… sort of.
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
Cardinal Schönborn on Gays and Remarried Catholics
Saturday, May 8th, 2010
Hat tip to America Magazine’s blog, In All Things, for pointing to an article in The Tablet, in which Cardinal Schönborn, one of the principal architects of the Catholic Catechism, as well as a former student of Joseph Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict XVI), calls on the Church to reexamine it’s position “…on long-term gay relationships and remarried Catholics.” Read the whole thing at The Tablet. If I’m not mistaken, Cardinal Schönborn has also expressed the opinion that the Church should not consider the door closed on the discussion of the ordination of women. Either The Tablet is completely confused or Cardinal Schönborn is truly throwing open a few windows of the Roman Church to let the Holy Spirit in. The Cardinal apparently made the statements during an “attack” on Cardinal Sodano, who is the Dean of the College of Cardinals, for Sodano’s mishandling of the sexual abuse crisis.